Bishop's Mitre vs Willow Milkcap

Aelia acuminata compared with Lactarius aspideus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Willow Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Aelia	Lactarius
Species	Aelia acuminata	Lactarius aspideus

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Willow Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Willow Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Willow Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.